Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
40
76
89
158
148
212
745
839
616
488
370
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.67m
11:13PM1.63m
11:40AM1.62m
11:54PM1.59m
12:26PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.13m
4:55PM0.24m
5:19AM0.19m
5:38PM0.32m
5:59AM0.27m
6:25PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
7
5
4
3
3
Temp °C
8
7
11
15
16
14
11
10
10
11
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
8
12
12
10
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
11
11
13
13
10
12
8
8
8
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